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Space is still finite, as are the types of things that can be placed in said space. Just in regards to your work-out scenario, how many people can fit into a gym at once? How many lockers for stuff (although that might not matter)?
So, I think that there will be rather a trifecta economy of sorts in play in a post-scarcity world: power, people, places. And as Jan in Alberta stated, it starts with people gathering power to themselves. Then the people must be controlled to control the spaces, which is likely to result in culls and the like, as others speculate.
But it's an interesting premise, and absent the above considerations, would probably break down as you postulate.
Nov 6, 2013, 8:15:49 PM
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